History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Scott Turner, 34, a United States citizen from Lansing, Michigan, was an unmarried mining engineer on his way to Spitsbergen, Norway via the RMS Lusitania. He was to develop and operate mines there. He was friends with James Houghton, Carlton Brodrick, and Richard Freeman. Turner survived the Lusitania sinking, as did Houghton. Brodrick and Freeman …
Frederick Tootal, 39, a British national from London, England, was waiting for the elevator with Albert Byington, Lady Margaret Mackworth, and David Alfred Thomas when the torpedo hit. They all survived the Lusitania sinking. His ticket for Lusitania was number 46091, and he stayed in cabin B-22. Here is what Tootal says about what he and Byington did …
George Turton, 45, of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, was the Australian general manager of the Royal Insurance Company of Liverpool. The newspaper the Colonist described him as “one of the most brilliant underwriters in Australasia.” He was traveling to Liverpool aboard Lusitania to discuss business with his head office board. His ticket number for Lusitania was …
Mary Wakefield, 38, was a saloon passenger aboard Lusitania who survived the disaster. She was a British citizen from or visiting Honolulu, Hawaii Territory. She was an expecting mother. She entered a lifeboat that upset and was thrown into the water. Both mother and unborn child were saved. Mary was originally from Birmingham, England, where …
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